Perth Arena
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Perth Arena (2012-2018) |
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| place | 700 Wellington Street Perth , Western Australia 6000, Australia
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 56 '53.6 " S , 115 ° 51' 7.4" E |
| owner | VenuesWest |
| operator | AEG Ogden |
| start of building | June 2007 |
| opening | November 10, 2012 |
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| costs | 548 700 000 AUD |
| architect | Ashton Raggatt McDougall Cameron Chisholm Nicol |
| capacity | 15,000 seats (maximum) |
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The Perth Arena (currently sponsored by the RAC Arena ) is a multi-purpose hall with a closable roof in the center of the Australian city of Perth in the state of Western Australia . It was officially opened on November 10, 2012. It is located on Wellington Street , near the former Perth Entertainment Center . The neo-futuristic building is the first construction of the Perth City Link , an urban renewal and redevelopment project that will lower the Fremantle railway line to directly connect the city's financial district with the suburb of Northbridge . The Perth Arena is owned by VenuesWest and operated by AEG Ogden . In the arena, u. a. Sports events as well as concerts and shows take place.
planning
The arena was designed by architects Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Cameron Chisholm Nicol. The futuristic design is based on the eternity puzzle .
Furnishing
The arena can hold up to 13,910 spectators for tennis events, 14,846 for basketball games and a maximum of 15,000 for concerts. The arena also has 36 luxuriously equipped company suites, an underground car park with 680 spaces, and five event rooms. Trucks can drive directly into the hall.
construction
The tender for the project was won by the Western Australian construction consortium BGC , and work on the site began in June 2007. Construction was overshadowed by controversy over costs and construction time. The cost increased from originally 150 million to nearly 550 million AUD .
Surname
For the first six years of operation, the Perth Arena retained its non-commercial name. In September 2018 the name was changed to RAC Arena . The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) became a name sponsor for the next five years. The financial size is estimated at approximately A $ 10 million for the state. Before the name change, the Western Australian government had paid around eight million AUD to the stadium operator AEG Ogden as compensation because it had not found a name sponsor.
Events
Concerts and shows
The arena is a much used place for concerts. There are also stand-up comedy shows (e.g. the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham ) or performances by Cirque du Soleil .
basketball
The Perth Arena is the home ground of the Perth Wildcats basketball team . The first game of the National Basketball League in the new arena took place on November 16, 2012, when the Perth Wildcats played in front of 11,562 spectators against the Adelaide 36ers and lost. With a capacity of 14,846, the Perth Arena is the second largest venue currently in use in the NBL (2018/19) after the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney (18,200).
tennis
From 2013 to 2019 the unofficial mixed world championship in tennis, the Hopman Cup , took place over the turn of the year . On January 2, 2019, 14,064 spectators attended the game between the United States ( Serena Williams / Frances Tiafoe ) and Switzerland ( Belinda Bencic / Roger Federer ). From 2020 the Hopman Cup will be replaced by the ATP Cup . The first edition is scheduled to take place from January 3 to 12, 2020. In addition to Perth, Brisbane and Sydney will host the new tournament.
Netball
The netball team West Coast Fever from the NNL has been based in the hall since 2013. On April 27, 2013, the first game of the ANZ Championship (today Suncorp Super Netball ) was played in the Perth Arena. The first international netball game in the arena took place on October 30, 2015 between Australia and New Zealand as part of the Constellation Cup .
gallery
Construction phase (January 2010)
Construction phase (February 2011)
Construction phase (July 2012)
Facade (November 2012)
Web links
- racarena.com.au: Official website of the RAC Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority: Perth City Link
- ↑ Perth Arena price tag nears $ 550m In: www.perthnow.com.au from December 28, 2011
- ↑ Perth Arena to be RAC Arena after $ 10 million naming rights deal In: www.perthnow.com of August 18, 2018
- ↑ Perth Arena concert list. In: setlist.fm. Accessed March 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Concert list of the RAC Arena. In: setlist.fm. Accessed March 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Adelaide 36ers spoil Perth Wildcats' debut game at the new Perth Arena In: www.perthnow.com from November 17, 2012.
- ↑ After two decades in the spotlight, Roger and Serena meet on court In: www.smh.com.au from January 2, 2019
- ↑ Perth To Host ATP Cup In 2020. In: atptour.com. ATP , March 28, 2019, accessed on March 28, 2019 .